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Femmy Awards Honor Commando,
Eberjey and Vanity Fair
VANITY FAIR
Ali Mejia and Mariela Rovito,
Eberjey founders
Breakout stars Commando, Eberjey
to 昀椀t many body types, the company
and Vanity Fair will be honored for their
holds two patents for innovative design
contributions to the intimate apparel
in hosiery and slips, is a member of the
industry when The Underfashion Club,
Council of Fashion Designers of America,
Inc., hands out its 2024 Femmy Awards
and has branched out into ready-to-wear,
at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City
jeans and menswear in recent years.
on Tuesday, August 6th.
It’s been more than 25 years since Mariela
Rovita and Ali Mejia launched the Eberjey
of the industr y who have turned
brand to create comfortable lingerie
options into action, be it ecologically
speci昀椀cally for women rather than looks
innovative methods of manufacturing,
upcycling, recycling, environmentally
conscious invention, or reducing our
carbon footprint,” says Tina M. Wilson,
president of The Underfashion Club and
vice president/creative director for Hue
Brands.
Commando will receive the Brand
Evolution award, Eberjey will receive
the Iconic Sleepwear award and Vanity
COMMANDO
“This year, we applaud those members
that would appeal to the men in their
lives. This soon led to the creation of
their signature comfortable and sensual
pajamas, with timeless designs in soft,
sustainable fabrics.
Vanity Fair lingerie has been an innovator
for more than a century. The brand,
founded in 1919, was the 昀椀rst to introduce
Silkenese, pioneer intimate apparel
Vanity Fair is not the only intimate apparel
company with staying power: 2024
also marks the 66th anniversary of The
Underfashion Club. It is the charitable
organization for the industry, dedicated
to education. The Femmy Awards are
Fair will receive the Fan Favorite award.
advertising, use live showroom models
the fundraising vehicle that enables
Mayur Vansia, director of innovation at
and hire famed fashion photographers
it to support its scholarship, awards,
such as Richard Avedon, Mark Shaw and
internship and grants (SAIG) programs as
Visionary award.
Melvin Sokolsky to shoot its campaigns.
well as this year’s Senior Design Contest
The division of the publicly held Fruit of
that will showcase “Creative Recycling for
The Vermont-based Commando brand
the Loom, Inc., Vanity Fair continues to
a Sustainable Fashion Future.”
was founded 20 years ago by Kerry
innovate today. Case in point: the Beyond
O’Brien, who serves as designer and chief
Comfort collection of soft materials and
executive o昀케cer. Created as an intimates
seamless back designs that launched as
brand with a rigorous multi-sized process
it celebrated its centennial 昀椀ve years ago.
Victoria’s Secret, will be honored with the
Underfashionclub.org
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